“chemical engineering”

Curriculum vitae

Surname, Name:	Shvinka Ruta
Birth date:	19^th April, 1940
Office:	RigaTechnical University, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Silicate Materials
Occupation:	Docent (Associate Professor)
Education:	Secondary school (1958), higher ed. - engineer (Riga Politechnical Institute, 1963), Dr.ing.sc. (1969)
Scientifical work:	Postgraduate student (1965-1968), associate researcher (1969-1970), senior researcher (1970-1981)
Directions of scientifical work:	physical, chemical and ceramics properties of Latvian clays, chemistry of solid materials, synthesis of glass lazier materials, environmental chemistry - purification of waste water and binding of heavy metal ions
Scientifical training:	St. Petersburg Technological Institute (1983) Fridrich- Alexander University Erlangen-Nuerenberg, Germany (1995, 1998)
Participation in the international conferences in last years:	Nordic Ceramics 96, Porsgruna, Norway (1996) Euroceramics 96, Veszprema, Hungary (1996) Interim meeting of the working group “Glass, Ceramics and Related materials” Vantaa, Finland (1998)
Study work:	Docent (Associate Professor, since 1981), PHARE stipendium for the training of course “Glass, ceramics, china (material science)” for speciality “Restoration and conservation of stone materials” (bachelors study progr.) - 1997, 2 months, Germany PHARE stipendium for the training of course “The problems of long life of silicate and high - temperature materials” - 1999, 2 months, Germany Since 1981 prepared and teached disciplines: - Crystallography and crystallchemistry, - Physics and chemistry of solid state, - General silicate technology, - Raw materials of silicate technology, - Special analyses course of silicate materials, - Recycling of industrial waste in silicate technology, - Crystallchemistry of biological tissue and their substitute. Leader of 36 diploma works for engineers, 5 bachelors works, 1 masters work, 1 doctors work.
Ability:	works with PC (Word, Excel) know Latvian, Russian, German and English
Publications:	51 publications, 5 licences, 1 textbook “Chemistry and Technology of Silicate Materials” , Riga, 1997.- 192 p.
Home address:	Atgazenes str. 1-4, Riga, LV - 1004, Latvia, Phone [phone]
Office address:	Azenes str. 14/24, Riga, LV - 1048, Latvia, Phone [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]

Curriculum vitae

Surname, Name:	Shvinka Visvaldis
Birth date:	24th February 1940
Office:	Riga Technical University, Faculty of Chemical Technolology Institute of Silicate Materials
Occupation:	Assistent Professor
Education	Secondary special education (Riga politechnical scool 1958), higher ed. - engineer (Riga Politechnical Institute, 1963), Dr.ing.sc. (1977), Dr.hab.ing.sc. (1998).
Scientifical work:	Postgraduate student (1968-1971), researcher (1971 - 1983), senior researcher (1983-1990), leader researcher (1990-1993)
Directions of scientifical work:	- physical, chemical and ceramical properties of Latvian clays, - stone ware from native raw materials, - porous ceramic materials (pottery, heavy ceramics), - environment chemistry - purification of waste water and binding of heavy metal ions, - improvement of quality of Latvian sands
Scientifical training:	- Institute of Colloidal Chemistry and Chemistry of Water, the Ukraine (1978), - Fridrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuerenber, Germany (1993-1998, 3 month every year)
Another significant experience:	- the head of projekt “Latvian raw materials for the production of thermal insulating building ceramics” with financial support of Volkswagen foundation, Germany (1993-1996), - the head of projekt “ Dense ceramics materials from Latvian raw materials” with financial support of Volkswagen foundation, Germany (1997-1999), - the head of draft contracts with enterprise “Latvijas keramika” (1970- 1994), - the head of draft contract with Glass fiber factory Valmiera “Purification of waste water” (1988-1989), - co-operation and adviser to ceramic factories in Latvia, - co-operation with German companies Gumbmann, Liapor, Boral, Schultheiss, Walter, Zschimmer  Schwarz
Another activities:	- member of German Ceramic Society - fellow of the Counsil of the European Ceramic Society, - member of Latvian Material Research Society
Study work	docent (Associate Professor, 1990). Prepared and teached disciplines: - Technology of ceramic materials (bachelor’s study progr.), - Equipment of ceramic technology (bachelor’s study progr.), - Chemistry and technology of ceramics (master’s study progr.), - Problems of longevity of silicate and high-temperature materials (master’s study progr.). - leader of 32 diploma works for engineers, 5 bachelor’s works, 1 master’s work, 3 doktor’s works.
Ability:	- works with PC (Word, Excel) - know Latvian, Russian and German
Publications:	41 scientifical publications (without abstracts of conferences and popular science publications), 17 licences, 4 Latvian patents 1 Textbook “Chemistry and Technology of Silicate materials” Riga. 1997.- 192 P.
Home adres:s	Atgazenes str. 1-4, Riga LV 1004, Latvia. Phone [phone]
Office adress:	Azenes str. 14/24, Riga LV 1048. Phone [phone], E-Mail: [e-mail]